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    The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    McMillin Bridge historic nomination reaches Pierce County Council
    By Todd Matthews • May 20, 2013 9:56 am

    Pierce County Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider a proposed ordinance that would place the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge on the…

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    9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma
    City Council OKs accepting 16 grants, $31M for...
    By Todd Matthews • May 16, 2013 9:42 am

    Tacoma City Council voted Tuesday to approve a resolution to formally accept 16 grants totaling just over $31 million to…

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    Tacoma's Old Town Dock. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma's Old Town Dock reopens May 15
    By Todd Matthews • May 13, 2013 4:29 pm

    City of Tacoma officials announced Monday Old Town Dock will officially reopen to the public Wednesday morning.

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    The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pierce County Council committee OKs historic McMillin Bridge...
    By Todd Matthews • May 7, 2013 10:33 am

    A Pierce County Council committee Monday approved a recommendation to place the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge on the county’s register of…

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    The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pierce County Council committee to consider historic McMillin...
    By Todd Matthews • May 2, 2013 1:06 pm

    A Pierce County Council committee is scheduled to meet next week to discuss a proposed ordinance to place the 79-year-old…

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    The City of Tacoma was awarded a $3 million grant from the Federal Highways Administration to provide a cement concrete overlay to the Union Avenue Viaduct to repair the bridge deck surface. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    16 grants net $31M for Tacoma infrastructure projects
    By Todd Matthews • April 30, 2013 11:51 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote May 14 on a resolution to formally accept 16 grants totaling just over…

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    A decade after the Port of Tacoma purchased the former Kaiser Aluminum smelter plant, an effort to clean up the 96-acre site is reaching its final stages. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS
    Port moves closer to final stage of Kaiser...
    By Todd Matthews • April 24, 2013 3:02 pm

    A decade after the Port of Tacoma purchased the former Kaiser Aluminum smelter plant located on the city’s tide flats,…

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    City engineers have raised safety concerns over the structural integrity of an historic totem pole in downtown Tacoma's Fireman's Park. As a result, Tacoma's public works director ordered the totem pole be stabilized immediately and the surrounding park area to be fenced off. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Repairs needed for downtown Tacoma's historic totem pole
    By Todd Matthews • April 22, 2013 8:00 am

    City engineers have raised safety concerns over the structural integrity of an historic totem pole in downtown Tacoma’s Fireman’s Park.

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    Darrell Ogden loads explosives into the base of a smokestack on the former Kaiser Aluminum site on the Port of Tacoma tide flats. The 500-foot tower was demolished on July 2, 2006, to make room for future growth at the port. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Port could direct $5.1M toward Kaiser Aluminum site...
    By Todd Matthews • April 17, 2013 2:04 pm

    The Port of Tacoma Commission is expected to vote this week on whether to spend approximately $5.1 million to continue…

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    Historic Tacoma has nominated the Browne's Star Grill (left) and Pochert (right) buildings in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood to Tacoma's Register of Historic Places. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC TACOMA)
    Public hearings Wednesday for 2 historic buildings, Mr....
    By Todd Matthews • April 8, 2013 1:44 pm

    Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold public hearings this week for nominations to formally recognize two historic buildings in the…

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    The City of Tacoma has applied for a grant to help preserve open space near Swan Creek (pictured) on Tacoma's East Side. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Tacoma pursues grant to preserve area near Swan...
    By Todd Matthews • April 8, 2013 10:58 am

    The City of Tacoma has applied for a grant to help preserve open space near Swan Creek on Tacoma’s East…

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    Last June, representatives from the City of Tacoma and the Port of Tacoma gathered on the west side of the Blair Waterway for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the official re-opening of the Hylebos Bridge. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Revised contract will keep 2 Tacoma bridges operable
    By Todd Matthews • March 26, 2013 10:44 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote today on a purchase resolution that would provide operation and maintenance services for…

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    Tacoma's Swan Creek Library. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma's Swan Creek Library sold
    By Todd Matthews • March 20, 2013 2:17 pm

    More than two years after it was shuttered due to budget cuts, the former Swan Creek Library building on Tacoma’s…

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